By Taylor Tosheff, Avery Van Etten
ABC27 WHTM (Harrisburg, PA), Oct 28, 2022
October is National Women’s Small Business Month. Although the month is almost over, people can support women-owned businesses year-round.
According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, there are more than 13 million women-owned businesses and counting. In 2019, women-owned businesses represented 42% of all U.S. businesses and generated $1.9 trillion of revenue.
Jennie Groff is part owner of Lancaster Sweet Shoppe and Stroopies. Stroopies has an all-women team and employs resettled refugee women living in Lancaster City.
While making the Stroopies — a Dutch stroopwafel — the women are also offered English classes as part of the paid workday. ...